Patient Characteristics and Hospital Outcomes | M (SD) or n (%) |
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Age | 77.4 (8.4) (range 65-107) |
Sex | |
 Male | 2673 (55.9) |
 Female | 2110 (44.1) |
Race | |
 Black | 971 (20.3) |
 Asian | 388 (8.1) |
 White | 2267 (47.4) |
 Other | 971 (20.3) |
 Not available | 186 (3.9) |
Ethnicity | |
 Hispanic/Latino | 716 (15.0) |
 Not Hispanic/Not Latino | 4067 (85.0) |
Insurance | |
 Medicaid/Uninsured | 308 (6.4) |
 Medicare/Private Insurance | 4475 (93.6) |
Comorbidities | |
 Diabetes Mellitus | 1749 (36.6) |
 Hypertension | 2924 (61.1) |
 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 415 (8.7) |
 Interstitial Lung Disease | 265 (5.5) |
 Asthma | 239 (5.0) |
 Cancer | 419 (8.8) |
 Coronary Artery Disease | 261 (5.5) |
 Atrial Fibrillation | 713 (14.9) |
 Chronic Kidney Disease | 787 (16.5) |
 Dementia | 629 (13.2) |
Body Mass Index | |
 Underweight (below 18.5) | 104 (2.2) |
 Normal (18.5 to 24.9) | 1016 (21.1) |
 Overweight (25 to 29.9) | 1242 (26.0) |
 Obese (30 or above) | 983 (20.6) |
 Missing | 1438 (30.1) |
Comorbidity Index*a | 3.4 (SD 2.9) (range 0-20) |
Residence Prior to Admission | |
 Home | 3769 (78.8) |
 Facility | 1014 (21.2) |
Advance Directives | |
 Early DNRb (within 24 h of admission) | 279 (5.8) |
Severity of Acute Illness | |
 Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) | 3.7 (2.0) |
 Oxygen Therapy on Arrival | |
  None | 980 (20.5) |
  Nasal Cannula | 3133 (65.5) |
  Nonrebreather | 453 (9.5) |
  Mechanical Ventilation | 217 (4.5) |
Hospital Outcomes | |
 Length of Stay (days) | 9.9 (9.5) |
 Median (days) | 7 |
 Hospital Mortality | 1738 (36.3) |
 Discharge Disposition | |
  Home | 2011 (42.1) |
  Facility | 1034 (21.6) |
  Expired | 1738 (36.3) |
 30-Day readmission | 325 (6.8) |